MobileViews.com Podcast

MobileViews Podcast 509: BASIC turns 60; Randy Travis AI-voice; AI gadgets

Jon Westfall and I are joined by Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We discuss:

• The BASIC programming language is 60 years old
• Randy Travis has a new song that used AI to create his singing voice
• Reviews of the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit AI hardware are coming in and the reviews are not good
• Microsoft's Edge browser has an integrated speed test tool that uses Ookla's Speedtest engine

MobileViews Podcast 508: Surprising gadgets/services that we found useful/fun

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Google Meet recording mode works when using a Chromebook
• The wild world of researching which vlogging/action camera to buy
• Open ear earbuds: Rethinking what I want from noise cancellation
• Apple's May 7 "Let Loose" event
• Monarch Money
• Products/servers that were not on our radar but turned out to be useful/satisfying
• Recent product misses

MobileViews Podcast 507: The AI Divide? So long to the Z80; DJI OSMO Pocket 3 Combo

Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discussed:

• Using Google Meet to record a three-person podcast
• Upcoming changes to the Google One subscription package
• Google Magic Editor will be available to more Pixel devices soon
• The end of the line for the Z80 microprocessor: 1976 - 2024
• Discussion: The AI Divide?
• Sven's gadget picks:
  • DJI OSMO Pocket 3 Combo
  • MOVO Mic Handle

MobileViews Podcast 506: Bye bye Google One VPN

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Day 430 since the release of the most recent iPad Pro model. Still no new iPads
• More on recording podcasts using Google Meet
• Google discontinuing Google One VPN service
• Google Photos AI tools will be available to more than Google Pixel uses and Google One subcribers
• Thoughts about the Google Pixel Tablet 9 months after its release
• Microsoft testing shows advertisements in the Windows 11 Start Menu

MobileViews Podcast 505: Google Meet to record podcasts; CMF by Nothing Watch Pro; Apple Robot?; Upside of Tech

Jon Westfall and I recorded this podcast using Google Meet's recording feature for the first time. Although its audio quality is quite good, I post-processed the audio using Adobe Podcast Enhance.

In this podcast, we discuss:

• Gaining Google Meet recording feature after upgrading to the Google One 2TB subscription tier
• Thoughts about starting to publish  short video podcast segments
• CMF by Nothing Watch Pro
• An Apple Robot???
• Beautiful.ai GenAI slide creator
• The upside of tech

MobileViews Mini-podcast 44: Initial attempt to use Google Meet to record a podcast

Paul Lawler helped me test using Google Meet to record a podcast using its built-in recording feature. It was supposed to be a 3 to 5 minute effort. Unfortunately, one of the extensions in Google Chrome blocked video from me and audio from Paul to me. Fortunately, it occured to me to run Google Meet in a Chrome Incognito window which would not have any extensions. This worked. However, we noticed well into the mini-podcast recording session that Paul's video was not transmitting. This was fixed by his turnng video on his end off and then back on.

This was not exactly a frictionless exercise. Fortunately, it was a valuable learning exercise. We also discussed the friction involved in using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Apple Facetime, Descript, Riverside.fm, and Adobe Podcast Studio beta to record podcasts with remote participants.

MobileViews Podcast 504: When should kids get tech gadgets? Happy 20th b-day to Gmail; Bye-bye Google Podcasts

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8
• Gmail's 20th birthday
• So long to Google Podcast
• Canva buying Affinity
• Discussion: What is the appropriate age for kids to have access to technology/gadgets/screens?

MobileViews Mini-podcast 43: Testing Moana wireless lav mic; April 8 total eclipse

In this mini-podcast I'm joined by frequent guest co-host Paul Lawler. We recorded this in-person in a busy restaurant named "Loco Moco" while eating lunch to test the Maono wireless lavalier microphone pair with a USB-C receiver. This mic set has built-in noise reduction which I augmented by post-processing it using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 50% enhancement. Also included/spliced in are a few seconds of raw audio from a standalone voice recorder to give an idea of the ambient noise level in the restaurant during the podcasting session.

Paul (an avid amateur astronomer) provides information about the upcoming total eclipse on April 8, 2024 and the unfortunate news that we, in Hawaii, will not see much of this eclipse (17% obscuration). We also discuss some of his recent 3D printing efforts. One of his projects, an old style UK Police Box, bears a strong resemblance to an important object in one of our mutual favorite TV series: the BBC's Doctor Who.

MobileViews Podcast 503: Cloud podcasting recording options; US DOJ vs. Apple; Twitter/X

Is this podcast John Westfall and I discuss:

• Waiting for Adobe Podcast Studio beta to stabilize. Looking at other cloud-based podcast recording services: Descript/SquadCast, Riverside.fm, Spotify for Podcasters (formerly Anchor.fm)
• Google Podcast service & app EOL soon: April 4
• Thermal printer for 8.5x11-inch pages
• US DOJ vs. Apple.- iPhone monopoly?
  • Our insider view of the rise and fall of Windows Mobile/Windows Phone
• What now X/Twitter?

MobileViews Podcast 502:Adventures with Adobe Podcast in 501; focused Copilots; thermal printing; when to upgrade?

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Adobe Podcast Studio beta adventures in podcast 501
• Still no new iPad models!
• Discipline specific Microsoft Copilot services
• Another Google service bites the dust on March 24: Google Keen
• Thermal vs. ink printers
• What makes it worth upgrading your “core” tech products?